Your Role
As Head of Development, you will take overall responsibility for the Development discipline in Berlin – spanning Backend, Frontend, Embedded, Architecture, and DevOps. You are a key part of the local leadership and contribute directly to the ongoing success of our location.
As part of our local leadership team, you will find:
* A high-impact leadership role with the opportunity to shape team, culture, and location strategy
* A hybrid, senior engineering environment with strong customer proximity and exciting innovation projects
* Broad autonomy in your domain, paired with close collaboration across our delivery and discipline leadership
* A diverse, values-driven team culture that embraces ownership, transparency, and excellence
Your responsibilities include:
* Discipline Leadership: Lead, motivate, and coach a diverse and experienced development team, supporting junior talent like apprentices.
* People Management: Own all aspects of the employee lifecycle – from hiring to exit – including performance management, promotions, development planning, and compensation decisions.
* Operational Responsibility: Ensure effective staffing of projects, align with business priorities, track key delivery and talent KPIs, and provide regular reporting to the Country Manager.
* Client Engagement: Participate in presales and early-stage delivery shaping. Represent Endava’s development capability to technical stakeholders in client organizations.
* Community & Culture: Foster a collaborative, high-trust culture that values initiative, innovation, and continuous improvement. Be a visible and approachable leader—someone the team can rely on professionally and personally.
Qualifications
* Significant leadership experience in software engineering or consulting environments
* Solid technical background in core stacks such as PHP/Symfony, Java/Spring Boot, NodeJS, Python (Data), React/NextJS, VueJS/Nuxt, GitLab CI/CD, GCP
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills to inspire and engage teams
* Empathy and integrity as core leadership traits
* Fluency in German (C1/C2) and English
* Willingness to travel occasionally and be present in the Berlin office
Additional Information
Discover some of the global benefits that empower our people:
* Finance: Competitive salary, share plan, bonuses, recognition awards, referral bonuses
* Career Development: Coaching, global opportunities, internal development programs
* Learning Opportunities: Projects, rotations, tech communities, training, certifications, coaching, online platforms, workshops, conferences
* Work-Life Balance: Hybrid work, flexible hours, employee assistance
* Health: Wellbeing programs, wellbeing apps
* Community: Tech communities, hobby groups, inclusion initiatives, events
We are committed to an inclusive environment. Applications from all backgrounds are welcome. Please inform us if you need support during the recruitment process.
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